Adolescents' knowledge and attitudes concerning HIV infection and HIV-infected persons: How a survey and focus group discussions are suited for researching adolescents' HIV/AIDS knowledge and attitudes

Health Education Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 473-484

  Pötsönen, Riikka ^a   Kontula, Osmo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b Vaestoliitto   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL EDUCATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ATTITUDE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH;

EID: 0032771878     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/14.4.473     Document Type: Article

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